Gediminas Urbonas, born in Lithuania in 1966, has worked in joint artistic practice with his partner Nomeda since 1997. Both received their masters in visual arts from the Vilnius Art Academy in 1994. The artists have established an international reputation for their socially interactive and interdisciplinary practice exploring the conflicts and contradictions posed by the economic, social and political conditions in the former Soviet countries – particularly the transformation of Lithuania into a capitalist society since the 1989 revolution.
Combining the tools of new and traditional media, their work frequently involves collective activities such as workshops, lectures, debates, TV programs, Internet chat-rooms and public protests that stand at the intersection of art, technology and social criticism. The outcome is often the documentary recording of the activity or the collective production of an artwork. They also collaborate with experts in different cultural fields such as architecture, design and fashion to produce work that crosses over disciplinary boundaries.